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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/assets/cd/cdb_logo_rss.gifRiver, lake projects in West Michigan look to improve valued resourcehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161113/NEWS/161119931/river-lake-projects-in-west-michigan-look-to-improve-valued-resource
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161113/NEWS/161119931/river-lake-projects-in-west-michigan-look-to-improve-valued-resourceSun, 13 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDTAmy Lane
Special to Crain's Detroit Business - Miles apart in West Michigan, two projects are aiming to improve one of the region's most valued assets: water. The efforts — one to restore river rapids in downtown Grand Rapids and the other to reduce pollution in Lake Macatawa — differ markedly in what they address. But they share characteristics that include millions of dollars in private support, a quest to reverse what history has brought, and the initial and ongoing push of individuals committed to seeing change. Take Chris]]>Algal blooms prompt Michigan to designate Lake Erie 'impaired'http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161110/NEWS01/161119977/algal-blooms-prompt-michigan-to-designate-lake-erie-impaired
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161110/NEWS01/161119977/algal-blooms-prompt-michigan-to-designate-lake-erie-impairedThu, 10 Nov 2016 13:15:17 EDTJohn Flesher
Associated Press - TRAVERSE CITY — The state of Michigan is designating its section of Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of damage to fish and other wildlife caused by harmful algal blooms, officials said Thursday. The declaration affects only the part of the lake under Michigan's jurisdiction, which is less than 2 percent. But it was required under the federal Clean Water Act after shoreline monitoring and analysis of satellite imagery showed that the western Lake Erie basin was failing to meet]]>$1 million grant to help pay for Muskegon former paper mill cleanuphttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161024/NEWS01/161029908/-1-million-grant-to-help-pay-for-muskegon-former-paper-mill-cleanup
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161024/NEWS01/161029908/-1-million-grant-to-help-pay-for-muskegon-former-paper-mill-cleanupMon, 24 Oct 2016 09:39:48 EDTInclude business leaders on DEQ oversight commission, Flint panel recommendshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161019/BLOG020/161019827/include-business-leaders-on-deq-oversight-commission-flint-panel
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161019/BLOG020/161019827/include-business-leaders-on-deq-oversight-commission-flint-panelWed, 19 Oct 2016 15:20:25 EDTKnight Enterprises to pay $100,000 in consent order with DEQ related to leaking underground tankshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161017/NEWS/161019872/knight-enterprises-to-pay-100000-in-consent-order-with-deq-related
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161017/NEWS/161019872/knight-enterprises-to-pay-100000-in-consent-order-with-deq-relatedMon, 17 Oct 2016 17:12:33 EDTSenate plans hearing on new environmental quality directorhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160816/NEWS/160819873/senate-plans-hearing-on-new-environmental-quality-director
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160816/NEWS/160819873/senate-plans-hearing-on-new-environmental-quality-directorTue, 16 Aug 2016 16:53:12 EDTAssociated Press - LANSING — The Michigan Senate will hold a hearing on Gov. Rick Snyder's choice to lead the Department of Environmental Quality in the wake of Flint's water crisis. A spokeswoman for Senate Republicans said Tuesday that the Senate Natural Resources Committee will meet Sept. 7 to consider the appointment of Heidi Grether. The selection of the former oil and gas lobbyist has drawn criticism from Democrats and environmentalists. But Grether, who began the job on Aug. 1, is unlikely to be]]>State DEQ head says lobbying past doesn't define herhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160811/NEWS01/160819981/state-deq-head-says-lobbying-past-doesnt-define-her
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160811/NEWS01/160819981/state-deq-head-says-lobbying-past-doesnt-define-herThu, 11 Aug 2016 05:59:53 EDTBy David Eggart
Associated Press - LANSING — Michigan's newly named top environmental regulator said Wednesday that she is not defined by her past as an oil and gas lobbyist and will make decisions with no "particular bent" other than protecting the environment and human health. Gov. Rick Snyder's appointment of Heidi Grether to lead the Department of Environmental Quality in the wake of fallout from the Flint water crisis has drawn criticism because of her ties to BP, the company responsible for another environmental]]>Public invited to comment on Mackinac pipeline support plan http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160809/NEWS01/160809834/public-invited-to-comment-on-mackinac-pipeline-support-plan
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160809/NEWS01/160809834/public-invited-to-comment-on-mackinac-pipeline-support-planTue, 9 Aug 2016 05:30:22 EDTAssociated Press - LANSING — State officials are taking public comments on a plan by Enbridge Energy Partners to install additional supports for its twin oil pipelines in the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet. A 20-day comment period began Monday for an Enbridge application for a permit to place the steel supports beneath sections of the Straits of Mackinac pipelines, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said. An easement granted in the 1950s requires that the ]]>6 more Michigan public workers charged in Flint water crisis http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160729/NEWS01/160729834/6-more-michigan-public-workers-charged-in-flint-water-crisis
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160729/NEWS01/160729834/6-more-michigan-public-workers-charged-in-flint-water-crisisFri, 29 Jul 2016 11:33:26 EDTMike Householder and Jeff Karoub
Associated Press - FLINT — Six current or former state employees were charged Friday with misconduct and other crimes in the Flint water crisis, bringing to nine the number of public officials facing prosecution over the lead contamination that alarmed parents across the country. Attorney General Bill Schuette brought a total of 18 charges against three employees from the Department of Environmental Quality — Liane Shekter Smith, Adam Rosenthal and Patrick Cook — and three from the Department of ]]>Snyder names veteran BP lobbyist as new environmental chief http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160714/NEWS01/160719890/snyder-names-veteran-bp-lobbyist-as-new-environmental-chief
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160714/NEWS01/160719890/snyder-names-veteran-bp-lobbyist-as-new-environmental-chiefThu, 14 Jul 2016 12:18:14 EDTDavid Eggert
Associated Press - LANSING — A former BP lobbyist who Gov. Rick Snyder said has good crisis management skills will lead Michigan's environmental agency in the wake of fallout from the Flint water crisis, a move that drew criticism Thursday because of her ties to the company responsible for the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Heidi Grether of Williamston will become Department of Environmental Quality director, effective Aug. 1, barring any unlikely objection from the Republican-controlled Senate.]]>Company loses appeal to store 'met coke' outside of a structure on Detroit Riverhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160712/NEWS/160719941/company-loses-appeal-to-store-met-coke-outside-of-a-structure-on
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160712/NEWS/160719941/company-loses-appeal-to-store-met-coke-outside-of-a-structure-onTue, 12 Jul 2016 14:46:18 EDT
Kirk Pinho
- The Detroit Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday denied a riverfront property owner’s appeal of a decision that requires him to build a potentially costly structure to house any metallurgical coke stored on his approximately 13-acre site. An attorney representing Waterfront Petroleum Terminal Inc. said last week that an appeal could lead to a challenge of the ruling in circuit court. At issue was the temporary storage of approximately 30-foot piles of metallurgical coke, or “met coke,]]>Judge sides with church, oil exploration company, dismisses Southfield lawsuithttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160711/NEWS/160719955/judge-sides-with-church-oil-exploration-company-dismisses-southfield
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160711/NEWS/160719955/judge-sides-with-church-oil-exploration-company-dismisses-southfieldMon, 11 Jul 2016 22:45:00 EDT
Chad Halcom
- Southfield cannot regulate or restrict Word of Faith International Christian Center Inc.’s contract with Jordan Development Co. LLC to drill for oil on its 110-acre church campus, now that the state has approved it, an Oakland County judge has ruled. Circuit Judge Michael Warren on Monday granted requests from Jordan, of Traverse City, and Word of Faith to dismiss the city’s March lawsuit, which sought to block the drilling based in part on a zoning ordinance amended in April,]]>Flint water battle lineshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160703/NEWS/160709956/flint-water-battle-lines
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160703/NEWS/160709956/flint-water-battle-linesSun, 3 Jul 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Chad Halcom
- Attorneys in the Flint water crisis say Attorney General Bill Schuette's recent lawsuit in Genesee County Circuit Court makes him a powerful ally against the engineering and environmental companies that worked for the city — for now. If and when the various lawsuits against Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. and Veolia North America Inc. reach settlement talks, however, the state and the city residents' interests may be less aligned. More than 315 cases are pending in various state and]]>Latest release of Flint water crisis emails shows worries about switchhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160625/NEWS01/160629789/latest-release-of-flint-water-crisis-emails-shows-worries-about
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160625/NEWS01/160629789/latest-release-of-flint-water-crisis-emails-shows-worries-aboutSat, 25 Jun 2016 13:15:17 EDTDavid Eggert and Roger Schneider
Associated Press - LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has released 290,000 more pages of state emails and documents related to lead-contaminated water in Flint. The disclosure Tuesday was the 10th and final mass-release of such records, which total nearly a half-million pages and revealed his administration's inner dialogue over the crisis. The disaster began when the poverty-stricken city of nearly 100,000 residents left Detroit's water system and started using improperly treated Flint River water in]]>Michigan agency rejects permit for Harsens Island bridge http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160621/NEWS01/160629979/michigan-agency-rejects-permit-for-harsens-island-bridge
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160621/NEWS01/160629979/michigan-agency-rejects-permit-for-harsens-island-bridgeTue, 21 Jun 2016 05:56:29 EDTAssociated Press - CLAY TOWNSHIP — A Michigan agency has denied a permit request for a bridge to Harsens Island that was proposed by Manuel "Matty" Moroun's Detroit International Bridge Co. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Monday denied the request for drawbridge across the north channel of the St. Clair River, citing "significant adverse impacts" on natural resources and wetlands, the Detroit Free Press reported. Moroun spokesman Mickey Blashfield said they]]>Michigan approves air permits for Marathon's Detroit refinery http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160527/NEWS01/160529851/michigan-approves-air-permits-for-marathons-detroit-refinery
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160527/NEWS01/160529851/michigan-approves-air-permits-for-marathons-detroit-refineryFri, 27 May 2016 13:03:33 EDTSnyder halts internal Flint investigations after prosecutors objecthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160526/NEWS01/160529859/snyder-halts-internal-flint-investigations-after-prosecutors-object
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160526/NEWS01/160529859/snyder-halts-internal-flint-investigations-after-prosecutors-objectThu, 26 May 2016 23:15:00 EDTMichigan to pay defense bills for 2 charged in Flint crisis http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160526/NEWS01/160529869/michigan-to-pay-defense-bills-for-2-charged-in-flint-crisis
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160526/NEWS01/160529869/michigan-to-pay-defense-bills-for-2-charged-in-flint-crisisThu, 26 May 2016 13:08:16 EDTDioxane concerns at Ann Arbor site prompt collection of groundwater samples http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160522/NEWS01/160529937/dioxane-concerns-at-ann-arbor-site-prompt-collection-of-groundwater
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160522/NEWS01/160529937/dioxane-concerns-at-ann-arbor-site-prompt-collection-of-groundwaterSun, 22 May 2016 08:32:51 EDT$225,000 grant boosts efforts to curb truck emissions in Detroit http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160511/NEWS01/160519968/-225000-grant-boosts-efforts-to-curb-truck-emissions-in-detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160511/NEWS01/160519968/-225000-grant-boosts-efforts-to-curb-truck-emissions-in-detroitWed, 11 May 2016 13:04:51 EDTEPA faces complaint listing $220 million in damages over Flint waterhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160426/NEWS/160429876/epa-faces-complaint-listing-220-million-in-damages-over-flint-water
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160426/NEWS/160429876/epa-faces-complaint-listing-220-million-in-damages-over-flint-waterTue, 26 Apr 2016 12:39:26 EDTMichigan health chief cites 8-month gap in notice about Flint area Legionnaires' investigationhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160425/NEWS01/160429902/michigan-health-chief-cites-8-month-gap-in-notice-about-flint-area
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160425/NEWS01/160429902/michigan-health-chief-cites-8-month-gap-in-notice-about-flint-areaMon, 25 Apr 2016 13:53:14 EDTDavid Eggert
Associated Press - LANSING — The head of Michigan's health agency said Monday that there was an eight-month gap between when he was made aware of an investigation into a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the Flint area in January 2015 and when the issue rose to his level again around the time the city's lead-tainted water crisis exploded in September. Nick Lyon, director of the Department of Health and Human Services, then waited another four months — until January 2016 — to notify Gov. Rick]]>Michigan rejects proposed changes to air pollution rules http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160405/NEWS01/160409931/michigan-rejects-proposed-changes-to-air-pollution-rules
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160405/NEWS01/160409931/michigan-rejects-proposed-changes-to-air-pollution-rulesTue, 5 Apr 2016 06:59:31 EDTFlint official: State overruled plan for corrosion control http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160329/NEWS01/160329802/flint-official-state-overruled-plan-for-corrosion-control
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160329/NEWS01/160329802/flint-official-state-overruled-plan-for-corrosion-controlTue, 29 Mar 2016 19:50:35 EDTJohn Flesher
Associated Press - FLINT — An official with Flint's water plant said Tuesday that he had planned to treat the drinking water with anti-corrosive chemicals after the city began drawing from the Flint River but was overruled by a state environmental regulator. Mike Glasgow, then a supervisor at the plant and now the municipal utilities administrator, said he received the instruction from district engineer Mike Prysby of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality during a meeting to discuss the final]]>Court upholds decision to dismiss lawsuit over drilling lease in Rochester Hillshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160325/NEWS/160329865/court-upholds-decision-to-dismiss-lawsuit-over-drilling-lease-in
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160325/NEWS/160329865/court-upholds-decision-to-dismiss-lawsuit-over-drilling-lease-inFri, 25 Mar 2016 15:45:00 EDTOpinion: D.C.'s Flint water smackdown just rhetorichttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160320/OPINION01/160329995/opinion-d-c-s-flint-water-smackdown-just-rhetoric
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160320/OPINION01/160329995/opinion-d-c-s-flint-water-smackdown-just-rhetoricSun, 20 Mar 2016 08:00:00 EDTEarley testifies he was 'grossly misled' about Flint water issues; ex-EPA official defends actionshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160315/NEWS01/160319916/earley-testifies-he-was-grossly-misled-about-flint-water-issues-ex
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160315/NEWS01/160319916/earley-testifies-he-was-grossly-misled-about-flint-water-issues-exTue, 15 Mar 2016 11:30:00 EDTMatthew Daly and Richard Lardner
Associated Press - WASHINGTON — Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 residents of Flint from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday as Republicans targeted for blame an Environmental Protection Agency executive who resigned as the crisis worsened. Amid withering criticism, Susan Hedman sought to defend the EPA's actions to deal with the contamination in the predominantly African-American city. "I don't think anyone at EPA did]]>Lawsuits filed so far in Flint water crisis seek more than $40 million in damageshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160313/NEWS/303139982/lawsuits-filed-so-far-in-flint-water-crisis-seek-more-than-40
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160313/NEWS/303139982/lawsuits-filed-so-far-in-flint-water-crisis-seek-more-than-40Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Chad Halcom
- The pileup of Flint water crisis lawsuits thus far could represent more than $40 million in prospective damages against public officials and the businesses who consulted with or advised them. Engineering and environmental services firms Rowe Professional Services Co. of Flint, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. of Houston, Veolia North America Inc. of Indianapolis and several state officials face a combined 19 new lawsuits filed in the past two weeks alleging gross negligence, professional]]>DEQ awards drilling permit to Jordan Development for Southfield church sitehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160308/NEWS/160309852/deq-awards-drilling-permit-to-jordan-development-for-southfield
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160308/NEWS/160309852/deq-awards-drilling-permit-to-jordan-development-for-southfieldTue, 8 Mar 2016 14:32:01 EDT
Lindsay VanHulle
- LANSING — Oil and gas exploration company Jordan Development Co. LLC has won state approval to drill on land leased from a Southfield church. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday awarded the drilling permit to Jordan Development, allowing the Traverse City-based company to drill on a 40-acre parcel near Evergreen and Nine Mile roads owned by Word of Faith International Christian Center Inc. City officials, meanwhile, said they are prepared to go to court to stop the ]]>Flint crisis: Department of Environmental Quality changes weighedhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/OPINION01/303069979/flint-crisis-department-of-environmental-quality-changes-weighed
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/OPINION01/303069979/flint-crisis-department-of-environmental-quality-changes-weighedSun, 6 Mar 2016 08:00:00 EDTWater crisis means more business for testing labs – and not just from Flinthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/NEWS/303069976/water-crisis-means-more-business-for-testing-labs-and-not-just-from
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/NEWS/303069976/water-crisis-means-more-business-for-testing-labs-and-not-just-fromSun, 6 Mar 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Chad Halcom
- The Flint water crisis has lead contamination on the minds of officials far outside Genesee County — and business is brisk for the laboratories and water quality experts who can either confirm or allay those worries. School districts in rural areas that rely on wells are required to test drinking water for lead from those wells at least once every three years, and often more frequently under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations — but school districts on city water are]]>Flint water crisis puts DEQ under increased scrutinyhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/NEWS/303069986/flint-water-crisis-puts-deq-under-increased-scrutiny
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160306/NEWS/303069986/flint-water-crisis-puts-deq-under-increased-scrutinySun, 6 Mar 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Jay Greene
- The Flint water crisis is bringing new scrutiny to Gov. Rick Snyder's effort to streamline state regulations. The effort has been lauded by the business community for cutting red tape in acquiring permits and modifying or eliminating redundant regulations, but environmental groups question whether it has led to a permissive culture in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that helped lead to the crisis.In 2011, Snyder created the Office of Regulatory Reinvention to evaluate whether]]>Michigan DEQ faces another dilemma with Marathon refineryhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160226/BLOG010/160229859/michigan-deq-faces-another-dilemma-with-marathon-refinery
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160226/BLOG010/160229859/michigan-deq-faces-another-dilemma-with-marathon-refineryFri, 26 Feb 2016 13:30:00 EDTU.S., Canada to seek 40% cut in phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160223/NEWS01/160229955/u-s-canada-to-seek-40-cut-in-phosphorus-runoff-into-lake-erie
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160223/NEWS01/160229955/u-s-canada-to-seek-40-cut-in-phosphorus-runoff-into-lake-erieTue, 23 Feb 2016 05:00:00 EDTSigns of trouble at Michigan DEQ, years before Flint lead crisishttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219995/signs-of-trouble-at-michigan-deq-years-before-flint-lead-crisis
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219995/signs-of-trouble-at-michigan-deq-years-before-flint-lead-crisisThu, 11 Feb 2016 06:00:00 EDTTed Roelofs
Bridge Magazine contributor - Years before a lead-poisoning crisis made Flint an unenviable center of national attention, there were warning signs about the state agency charged with keeping drinking water safe. Among them: federal government concerns about the ability of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to detect lead in the water supply. In 2010, a federal audit portrayed MDEQ as a department beset by budget cuts, staff shifts and limited resources, and willing to take regulatory shortcuts in safeguarding]]>Snyder's $54.9 billion budget: $195 million for Flint, fix Detroit schoolshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160210/NEWS/160219989/snyders-54-9-billion-budget-195-million-for-flint-fix-detroit-schools
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160210/NEWS/160219989/snyders-54-9-billion-budget-195-million-for-flint-fix-detroit-schoolsWed, 10 Feb 2016 13:45:00 EDT
Lindsay VanHulle
- LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed spending $195 million to help Flint fix lead contamination in the city’s drinking water, the cornerstone of a broader investment in the state’s infrastructure. Infrastructure — especially in Flint — is atop Snyder’s budget priorities in the 2017 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, a list that also includes reforming Detroit’s failing public schools and addressing the rising cost of specialty drugs for]]>Judge to hear arguments on permit for Au Sable fish hatchery http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160208/NEWS01/160209852/judge-to-hear-arguments-on-permit-for-au-sable-fish-hatchery
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160208/NEWS01/160209852/judge-to-hear-arguments-on-permit-for-au-sable-fish-hatcheryMon, 8 Feb 2016 06:00:00 EDTMichigan DEQ director: State should have required Flint to treat water http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160202/NEWS01/160209963/michigan-deq-director-state-should-have-required-flint-to-treat
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160202/NEWS01/160209963/michigan-deq-director-state-should-have-required-flint-to-treatTue, 2 Feb 2016 08:30:07 EDTMatthew Daly
Associated Press - WASHINGTON — Michigan should have required the city of Flint to treat its water for corrosion-causing elements after elevated lead levels were first discovered in the city's water a year ago, the state's top environmental regulator said in congressional testimony. State officials "relied on technical compliance (with the law) instead of assuring safe drinking water," said Keith Creagh, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. He calls that a mistake. But state]]>Opinion: Marathon emissions issue needs solutionhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160131/OPINION01/301319985/opinion-marathon-emissions-issue-needs-solution
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160131/OPINION01/301319985/opinion-marathon-emissions-issue-needs-solutionSun, 31 Jan 2016 08:00:00 EDTSnyder appoints field experts to oversee long-term solutions for Flint water systemhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160127/NEWS/160129844/snyder-appoints-field-experts-to-oversee-long-term-solutions-for
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160127/NEWS/160129844/snyder-appoints-field-experts-to-oversee-long-term-solutions-forWed, 27 Jan 2016 11:15:00 EDTCrain's Detroit Business - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday appointed a group of medical and field experts, including a doctor and professor who helped expose the Flint water contamination crisis, to a committee charged with identifying long-term solutions. Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards and Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., of Hurley Medical Center are those who will serve on the 17-member Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee, the governor announced. The committee, housed within the Michigan State Police,]]>Detroit International Bridge sets sights on Harsens Island againhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160127/NEWS01/160129839/detroit-international-bridge-sets-sights-on-harsens-island-again
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160127/NEWS01/160129839/detroit-international-bridge-sets-sights-on-harsens-island-againWed, 27 Jan 2016 19:00:00 EDTAssociated Press - CLAY TOWNSHIP — Plans to build a bridge to Harsens Island in St. Clair County have been revived by the Detroit International Bridge Co. A permit application to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality show the company wants to build a 1,750-foot drawbridge across the north channel of the St. Clair River. The proposed bridge would stretch between the Riverview Campground Marina on the mainland and just west of the Sunset Harbor Marina on Harsens Island. The DEQ denied a]]>Michigan questions some U.S. demands regarding Flint water http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160123/NEWS01/160129926/michigan-questions-some-u-s-demands-regarding-flint-water
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160123/NEWS01/160129926/michigan-questions-some-u-s-demands-regarding-flint-waterSat, 23 Jan 2016 07:49:28 EDTMichigan panel offers plan for returning safe water to Flint http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160122/NEWS01/160129930/michigan-panel-offers-plan-for-returning-safe-water-to-flint
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160122/NEWS01/160129930/michigan-panel-offers-plan-for-returning-safe-water-to-flintFri, 22 Jan 2016 16:59:29 EDTSnyder to request $28 million in extra funding for Flint lead water crisishttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160119/NEWS/160119786/snyder-to-request-28-million-in-extra-funding-for-flint-lead-water
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160119/NEWS/160119786/snyder-to-request-28-million-in-extra-funding-for-flint-lead-waterTue, 19 Jan 2016 19:06:01 EDT
Lindsay VanHulle
- LANSING — With criticism mounting, Gov. Rick Snyder apologized again Tuesday for his administration's handling of lead-tainted drinking water in Flint and demanded more accountability from the state departments that report to him. He also asked lawmakers for more than $28 million in the current fiscal year to deal with escalating costs in Flint, which is grappling to control a public health crisis that is getting more expensive. The House appropriations committee will take up the funding]]>Oil drilling permit sought for church land in Southfieldhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160117/NEWS/301179992/oil-drilling-permit-sought-for-church-land-in-southfield
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160117/NEWS/301179992/oil-drilling-permit-sought-for-church-land-in-southfieldSun, 17 Jan 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Jay Greene
- Jordan Development Co. LLC, one of the oldest and largest oil and gas exploration companies based in Michigan, is betting against long-term low crude oil prices and has applied for a drilling permit in Southfield.Raising some eyebrows and bucking a six-month moratorium on fossil fuel extraction recently approved by the Southfield City Council, Jordan has signed a lease agreement for the drilling with the Word of Faith International Christian Center Inc. at Evergreen and Nine Mile roads.If the]]>New Utica-based baseball league's season ticket prices top out at $3,000http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160112/NEWS/160119943/new-utica-based-baseball-leagues-season-ticket-prices-top-out-at-3000
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160112/NEWS/160119943/new-utica-based-baseball-leagues-season-ticket-prices-top-out-at-3000Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:30:00 EDT
Bill Shea
- The new independent pro baseball league in Utica has established its season ticket pricing for its inaugural season that begins in June. At the high end for the United Shore Professional Baseball League is a $3,000 package called the Front Row Club that includes a ticket to all 75 games, and the seat is along the field-level first row of the intimate 2,000-seat $12 million Jimmy Johns Field under construction along M-59.]]>State official vows to try to get water filters to every Flint householdhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160107/NEWS01/160109857/state-official-vows-to-try-to-get-water-filters-to-every-flint
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160107/NEWS01/160109857/state-official-vows-to-try-to-get-water-filters-to-every-flintThu, 7 Jan 2016 17:45:00 EDTRegulators poised to allow southwest Detroit refinery to increase emissions http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160105/NEWS01/160109949/regulators-poised-to-allow-southwest-detroit-refinery-to-increase
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160105/NEWS01/160109949/regulators-poised-to-allow-southwest-detroit-refinery-to-increaseTue, 5 Jan 2016 06:16:07 EDTDNR chief to lead Michigan environmental agency on interim basis http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151230/NEWS/151239990/dnr-chief-to-lead-michigan-environmental-agency-on-interim-basis
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151230/NEWS/151239990/dnr-chief-to-lead-michigan-environmental-agency-on-interim-basisWed, 30 Dec 2015 12:22:46 EDTAssociated Press - LANSING — The head of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources will temporarily become the state's top environmental regulator. Gov. Rick Snyder said Keith Creagh will lead the Department of Environmental Quality on an interim basis. DEQ chief Dan Wyant quit Tuesday after a report on Flint's water crisis put the blame on the agency. Wyant's spokesman, Brad Wurfel, also resigned. In a statement Wednesday, the governor said Creagh will provide a "seamless transition" while he searches]]>Michigan to continue working on federal carbon plan despite resignation of DEQ directorhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151230/BLOG020/151239993/michigan-to-continue-working-on-federal-carbon-plan-despite
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151230/BLOG020/151239993/michigan-to-continue-working-on-federal-carbon-plan-despiteWed, 30 Dec 2015 13:00:00 EDT
Lindsay VanHulle
- LANSING — Michigan’s energy administrators say work on a plan to comply with new federal carbon rules is expected to continue following the resignation of Dan Wyant, the state’s top environmental regulator who was helping to lead the project. It’s not immediately known who might replace Wyant on the compliance effort. He resigned Tuesday as director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality over his agency’s role in the Flint water crisis. On Wednesday,]]>Michigan environmental regulator resigns amid Flint's lead-in-water crisis http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151229/NEWS01/151229851/michigan-environmental-regulator-resigns-amid-flints-lead-in-water
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151229/NEWS01/151229851/michigan-environmental-regulator-resigns-amid-flints-lead-in-waterTue, 29 Dec 2015 16:15:37 EDTDavid Eggert
Associated Press - LANSING — Michigan's top environmental regulator resigned last Tuesday after elevated levels of lead were found in Flint children during a drinking water crisis that a task force blamed primarily on his agency. Gov. Rick Snyder accepted the resignation of Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant and apologized for what occurred in Flint, which switched its drinking water supply in a cost-cutting move while under state financial management.]]>Auditor: State erred on Flint water but didn't mislead feds http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151228/NEWS01/151229867/auditor-state-erred-on-flint-water-but-didnt-mislead-feds
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151228/NEWS01/151229867/auditor-state-erred-on-flint-water-but-didnt-mislead-fedsMon, 28 Dec 2015 20:24:21 EDT